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Milken Institute Scales Up Engagement with Africa Through New Business Council

The Milken Institute today announced the launch of the Africa Leaders Business Council. The newly established council brings...
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Yeen Chong

Associate Director, Milken Institute International
Yeen Chee Chong is an associate director for Milken Institute International. Based in Singapore, he oversees and manages strategic communications with a wide range of global and regional media publications and partners. Chong works closely with colleagues in both Asia and the United States on planning and implementing global public relations and social media campaigns.
Featured 
News Release

Milken Institute Scales Up Engagement with Africa Through New Business Council

The Milken Institute today announced the launch of the Africa Leaders Business Council. The newly established council brings...
Read News Release
Male-presenting person of Asian heritage speaking into a microphone with a teal blue backdrop

Yeen Chong

Associate Director, Milken Institute International
Yeen Chee Chong is an associate director for Milken Institute International. Based in Singapore, he oversees and manages strategic communications with a wide range of global and regional media publications and partners. Chong works closely with colleagues in both Asia and the United States on planning and implementing global public relations and social media campaigns.

The Milken Institute's Africa strategy focuses on fostering resilient, inclusive economies led by African entrepreneurs and investors that can help realize the continent’s brightest future. Among other initiatives, we are building the next generation of leaders in financial policy and asset management; catalyzing technological innovation and entrepreneurship; and fostering policy and investor dialogue to help advance sustainability, health, and shared prosperity in Africa.

Leveraging Finance and Innovation for a Resilient, Prosperous Africa

Global Financial Scholars Programs

We work with governments to train, inform, and empower the next generation of financial policymakers and public-sector fund managers who can effectively drive financial market reforms and foster shared prosperity for all.

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Financial Innovations Labs

Financial Innovations Labs® tackle funding gaps around specific economic development issues by holding a microscope to the problems and analyzing them from every angle.

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Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program

This program is a series of multiyear, multimillion-dollar innovation competitions and awards harnessing Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to advance technological solutions toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa.

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Milken Institute Health

Milken Institute Health bridges innovation gaps across the health and health-care continuum. We advance whole-person health throughout the life span by improving healthy aging, public health, biomedical science, and food systems.

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Harnessing Africa's Potential

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Africa hosts 60% of the world's arable land, offering tremendous opportunities for agribusiness and agricultural development
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Africa's technology sector is projected to grow at 5.3% over the next decade, and Africa is the world's second-fastest-growing region in GDP terms after Asia

Meet the Africa Leaders Business Council

The council brings together a group of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and experts across business, technology, finance and investment, sustainability, and innovation to deepen our network and engagement in Africa
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Amidst the rapidly intensifying geopolitical landscape, and given its tremendous demographic potential, Africa is poised to play an increasingly pivotal role in the global economy.
Laura Deal Lacey, Executive Vice President, Milken Institute International

Our Impact

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Flagship Initiatives

Global Financial Scholars Network

Robust financial markets play a crucial role in supporting private-sector-led growth, job creation, financial security, and the sustainable funding of national development priorities. Through two flagship training programs, we work with governments to train, inform, and empower the next generation of financial policymakers and public-sector fund managers who can effectively drive financial market reforms and foster shared prosperity for all. This work is made possible by a generous group of program supporters and internship providers.

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Featured Event Sessions

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events that will mobilize the Milken Institute’s Africa stakeholders and the Africa Leaders Business Council
  • A private investor dialogue on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, September 2024)
  • A policy roundtable on pathways for debt sustainability in Nigeria (Lagos, October 8-9, 2024)
  • The Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit (Abu Dhabi, December 5-6, 2024)

Please return to visit this page for more information as these events draw closer, in addition to updates on our curated webinars and private in-person and virtual discussions.

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  • Roundtable on Nigeria's National Strategic Cancer Control Plan and National Cancer Research Agenda (Abuja, Nigeria, June 2024)

  • Graduation of the 2nd Cohort of the World Bank-Milken Institute Public Financial Asset Management Program (London, UK, June 2024)

  • Financial Inclusion at the Frontier: Digital Asset Regulation in Africa Roundtable (Washington, DC, USA, April 2024)

  • Invest Africa-Milken Institute Investment Forum: Changing the African Investment Paradigm (New York City, USA, September 2023)

  • Meeting of the Next Generation of Financial Leaders: IFC-Milken Institute Capital Markets Program Alumni Retreat (Cape Town, South Africa, January 2023)

  • Milken Institute- Invest Africa US Private Roundtable: Advancing Impact and Innovation (Washington DC, USA, December 2022)

Africa

Our Team

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Vanessa Adebayo

Advisor, Global Financial Scholars and Africa Engagement
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Carole Biau

Director, Global Market Development, Milken Institute International
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Esther Krofah

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
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Caitlin MacLean

Senior Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
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Emily Musil

Senior Director, Social Innovation, Milken Institute Philanthropy

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To learn more about our work in the region, contact us at [email protected].

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